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How the world looks from India
Commentary
How the world looks from India
In this op-ed in The Hindu, Rory Medcalf and Amitabh Mattoo explore what the findings of the India Poll 2013 reveal about Indian attitudes towards China, Pakistan, and the United…
China is no threat to our dominance in the Pacific Islands
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China is no threat to our dominance in the Pacific Islands
Jenny Hayward-Jones writes in an opinion piece for ABC's The Drum that just because Chinese companies are engaged in economic competition in the Pacific Islands does not…
China no rival in the battle for island influence
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China no rival in the battle for island influence
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Jenny Hayward-Jones writes that instead of speculating on the hidden intentions of China’s growing engagement with the Pacific Islands…
The language of Australia's new Defense White Paper: In tune with the US?
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The language of Australia's new Defense White Paper: In tune with the US?
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Bonnie S. Glaser and Jack Georgieff compare the approaches of Canberra and Washington to China following the…
Talks are only Syrian solution
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Talks are only Syrian solution
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Rodger Shanahan write that US Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Russia and the subsequent announcement of a peace conference to be…
Australia’s changing outlook on China: from strategic threat to strategic partner
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Australia’s changing outlook on China: from strategic threat to strategic partner
Writing on cogitASIA, the blog of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff writes on the current broadening…
The Indo-Pacific pivot
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The Indo-Pacific pivot
In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, Rory Medcalf writes that Australia’s new Indo-Pacific defence policy recognises India’s eastward orientation.Rory Medcalf
Breaking down Australia's Defense White Paper 2013
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Breaking down Australia's Defense White Paper 2013
In this article on The Diplomat, Rory Medcalf looks at what the 2013 Defence White Paper says about China, the US, and its Indo-Pacific region.Rory Medcalf
Gillard has chance to champion rights of women in PNG
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Gillard has chance to champion rights of women in PNG
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Jenny Hayward-Jones writes that when Prime Minister Gillard visits Papua New Guinea, she could be an effective advocate for PNG's women,…